Research Interests:

My research interests are broadly within the field of applied analysis, with a particular focus on models relating to the behaviour of liquid crystals. The main focus of my work so far has been on mesoscopic variational models describing phase transitions, and their relationships to macroscopic behaviour. In particular the role of entropy, the constraints it imparts within these models and methods for their rigorous treatment have all been addressed.

I am a postdoc with my time split between the Mathematical Institute at the University of Oxford, and the Liquid Crystal Institute and Mathematical Sciences at Kent State University.